Edward Cowling London UK wrote:
Who on earth thought the new tube announcements starting,
"Ladies & Gentlemen," were a good idea ?

I think it is a good idea. Putting some "unimportant" words at the
start of an announcement gives people chance to tune in without missing
the important content. If the announcement just launches straight in,
people miss things. A "bing bong" at the beginning does the same thing
(you don't say whether there is a chime or not in this case).

PhilD

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